Man leads cops in chase in Coolbaugh

Pocono Mountain Regional Police have charged Joseph Bassetti, 49, of Jim Thorpe, with leading police on a chase Monday in Coolbaugh Township.

Pocono Mountain Regional Police have charged Joseph Bassetti, 49, of Jim Thorpe, with leading police on a chase Monday in Coolbaugh Township.

Officers were on patrol in Pocono Farms when they saw a suspicious Ford work van parked on Seneca Way. The driver, later idenitifed as Bassetti, sped off as police approached, leading officers on a five-minute chase into a cul de sac from which he then fled on foot.

Police apprehended Bassetti behind a Winchester Lane residence. Bassetti was also wanted in Philadelphia for alleged drug possession. He will appear in district court at a future date.

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